"Virtual Reality" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Using computer technology to create and maintain an environment and project a user's physical presence in that environment allowing the user to interact with it.
| Descriptor ID |
D000076142
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| MeSH Number(s) |
L01.224.160.875 L01.296.555
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| Concept/Terms |
Virtual Reality, Educational- Virtual Reality, Educational
- Educational Virtual Realities
- Educational Virtual Reality
- Reality, Educational Virtual
- Virtual Realities, Educational
- Virtual Reality, Instructional
- Instructional Virtual Realities
- Instructional Virtual Reality
- Realities, Instructional Virtual
- Reality, Instructional Virtual
- Virtual Realities, Instructional
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Virtual Reality" by people in Profiles.
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Differential representations of spatial environments in mPFC and hippocampus underpinning flexible navigation. Neuroimage. 2026 Feb 15; 327:121736.
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Formation of allocentric representations after exposure to a novel, naturalistic, city-like, virtual reality environment. Neuropsychologia. 2026 Jan 26; 220:109290.
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Stimulus Color Wavelength Influences Performance in a Virtual Reality Go/No-Go Task. Mil Med. 2024 Aug 19; 189(Suppl 3):652-658.
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The role of working memory capacity in spatial learning depends on spatial information integration difficulty in the environment. J Exp Psychol Gen. 2021 Apr; 150(4):666-685.